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Cow not chewing her cud - spitting out cud
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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 1034547" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>Thanks everyone for the replies.</p><p></p><p>Chippie - I held her mouth open. The vet was here for about an hour and for 15 minutes of that (at least) he had his hand in her mouth. I held her mouth open so he could get a good feel. He went in 4 times and he looked inside as well. He kept commenting on how good her teeth felt and how good her mouth felt. I suspect (and I know the vet did as well) there is something in there that makes it painful for her to chew. She moved her tongue fine. Might be something caught in her teeth? I don't know. Maybe she ate something rough and scraped the roof of her mouth and it didn't look as bad as it feels. I don't know. But she definitely acts like she just doesn't want to chew. She eats grass fine, but like you pointed out, there is very little chewing involved in that. Mostly just swallowing. She eats grain fine, but once again little chewing involved. I keep coming back to her mouth. If she doesn't get better by Monday I think I will have him back out for another look. Thanks for the picture of the speculum. I will ask to see if he maybe has one.</p><p></p><p>The vet did check for DA by pinging. He pinged on both sides. He also palpated her, not sure if he could check that way. I haven't ruled DA out. But the vet said that she didn't have DA. I think he may be correct since she still has an appetite. She eats like normal, she just won't chew her cud. I have only seen her with very loose stool. But that is pretty normal with this cow right after calving. She is the family milk cow (Jersey) and she usually gets a little loose when I put her back on grain - even when I start her slowly. If I push on her left side it feels normal (mushy - like the rumen normally feels). Doesn't a DA cow normally look bloated? Her left side is just sunken in and she never really looks very full. Normally she always looks a little bloated on the left side. She has a very large gut. What does DA look like in the early stages? Any early warning signs?</p><p></p><p>She drools with her mouth closed and the cud in her cheeks. She does not wallow her tongue around. She drinks water fine. She eats fine. She just won't chew her cud.</p><p></p><p>I will give her a few more days to see what happens. I think Monday or Tuesday I will call the vet again if she isn't any better and see what he says. I will run this by him an see what he says. Obviously something is wrong. She will loose weight and die if she doesn't chew her cud, that I know for sure.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the ideas. Keep them coming. You folks are a great help at brainstorming some of these odd cow problems. Sometimes cows just have to be difficult!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 1034547, member: 15537"] Thanks everyone for the replies. Chippie - I held her mouth open. The vet was here for about an hour and for 15 minutes of that (at least) he had his hand in her mouth. I held her mouth open so he could get a good feel. He went in 4 times and he looked inside as well. He kept commenting on how good her teeth felt and how good her mouth felt. I suspect (and I know the vet did as well) there is something in there that makes it painful for her to chew. She moved her tongue fine. Might be something caught in her teeth? I don't know. Maybe she ate something rough and scraped the roof of her mouth and it didn't look as bad as it feels. I don't know. But she definitely acts like she just doesn't want to chew. She eats grass fine, but like you pointed out, there is very little chewing involved in that. Mostly just swallowing. She eats grain fine, but once again little chewing involved. I keep coming back to her mouth. If she doesn't get better by Monday I think I will have him back out for another look. Thanks for the picture of the speculum. I will ask to see if he maybe has one. The vet did check for DA by pinging. He pinged on both sides. He also palpated her, not sure if he could check that way. I haven't ruled DA out. But the vet said that she didn't have DA. I think he may be correct since she still has an appetite. She eats like normal, she just won't chew her cud. I have only seen her with very loose stool. But that is pretty normal with this cow right after calving. She is the family milk cow (Jersey) and she usually gets a little loose when I put her back on grain - even when I start her slowly. If I push on her left side it feels normal (mushy - like the rumen normally feels). Doesn't a DA cow normally look bloated? Her left side is just sunken in and she never really looks very full. Normally she always looks a little bloated on the left side. She has a very large gut. What does DA look like in the early stages? Any early warning signs? She drools with her mouth closed and the cud in her cheeks. She does not wallow her tongue around. She drinks water fine. She eats fine. She just won't chew her cud. I will give her a few more days to see what happens. I think Monday or Tuesday I will call the vet again if she isn't any better and see what he says. I will run this by him an see what he says. Obviously something is wrong. She will loose weight and die if she doesn't chew her cud, that I know for sure. Thanks for all the ideas. Keep them coming. You folks are a great help at brainstorming some of these odd cow problems. Sometimes cows just have to be difficult! [/QUOTE]
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